White, William. A Charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the Diocese of Pennsylvania, Delivered in St. Paul's Church, in the City of Philadelphia, at the Opening of the Convention, On Wednesday, May 11th, 1825. Philadelphia: Printed by Stavely & Bringhurst, 1825. First Edition. [9784]
Stab-sewn, untrimmed, page tops unopened, some edge chipping. 9 x 6 inches, 26 pp. Good. Pamphlet.
This pamphlet is a primary source for understanding the early American civil government and the Christian church, by one who was chaplain of both the Continental Congress and the United States Senate.
A charge, or lecture, on the church and civil government, in which he author affirms "the essential difference between the church and the institution of civil government - their origin, the means of continuing and extending them, and the end to which they are respectively directed."
William White (1748-1836), first and fourth presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, chaplain to the Continental Congress, second US Senate chaplain, and the first bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.